flebótomo

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See also: flebotomo

Spanish

Noun

flebótomo m (plural flebótomos)

  1. sandfly
    • 2016 May, “Denuncian basural con ataúdes y restos de piel en cementerio salteño”, in El Pais (Uruguay):
      Burutarán asegura que en el lugar hay restos de poda, pasto y residuos vegetales, trozos de nylon y recipientes que acumulan agua, lo que "favorece la reproducción del flebótomo que transmite la Leishmaniasis y del mosquito que transmite el dengue, zika y la fiebre Chikungunya".
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